Transplants So Far

Performance Report : From Oct 2008 to Dec 31, 2011
Donors From TN 223
Heart 36
Lung 5
Liver 200
Kidney 415
Total Major organs 656
Heart Valve 274
Cornea 345
Skin 1
Total Organs 1276
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Calendar of Events

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Dr.Amalorpavanathan visited SRMC

Dr.Amalorpavanathan visited SRMC this afetrnoon and had a friutful meet with Neurosurgeons,anesthetists etc reg braindeath certification. Can u add this in our website. Shd keep an account of all meetings.Amal

Talk in Institute of Neurology

A Talk about the present status of Brain Death Certification was given by Prof.Amalorpavanathan at the Institute of Neurology on 07/12/2011

National Consultation to standardize the proforma and preparing guidelines for Screening of Potential Multi Organ Donors

Dr.J.Amalorpavanathan, Convenor, Cadaver Organs Transplant Programme, Government of Tamil Nadu participated in the National Consultation to standardize the proforma and preparing guidelines for Screening of Potential Multi Organ Donors in New Delhi on 26/11/11

 

Venue – Ramalingaswami Board Room, Director’s Office, A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi

Date – 26th November 2011

Patrons [...]

Tamil Nadu is a role model for the organ donation in India.

“Involve police closely in organ transplantation”

From http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2402456.ece

Meenakshi Mission Hospital holds organ donation awareness programme

pledge: K. Magudapathy, Assistant Commissioner of Police (traffic), addressing an awareness programme at Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre in Madurai on Friday. Photo: G.Moorthy

Medical personnel must liaise closely with the police department regarding organ transplantation as they could provide immense help, said [...]

Cadaver Transplant Program, Tamil Nadu – Stake Holders meeting

A one day review meeting for all the stake holders of the cadaveric organ donation program, Tamil Nadu, was conducted in Government General Hospital, Chennai, on 21st Oct 2010. About 125 members involved in the program like the Transplant hospitals, Doctors, Transplant Coordinators, Nurses, Policy makers and bureaucrats gathered for the discussion. The key issues [...]

‘Legal custodian clause should not hinder organ donation’

From http://hindu.com/2010/09/20/stories/2010092060210600.htm

Special Correspondent

More awareness should be generated to step up organ donation

PHOTO: S. SIVA SARAVANAN Sharing views:Former Judge of the Supreme Court A.R. Lakshmanan speaks on organ donation at a function organised by SPT Hospitals in Coimbatore on Sunday. —

COIMBATORE: Former Supreme Court Judge AR. Lakshmanan declared here on [...]

Interactive session on ‘Brain Death and Organ Donation’ TCS Sholinganallur Branch

On 07-04-2010, Dr.T.Venkatachalam, Professor of Anaesthesia, Madras Medical College was invited by TCS Sholinganallur branch for an interactive session with their employees on ‘Brain Death and Organ Donation’ in connection with the World Health Day celebration. Around 150 persons attended the meeting in which he was the Chief guest.

The session lasted for more [...]

Meeting about Organ Donation at PSG College, Coimbatore

ISOT Conference at Varanasi

Dr.Amalorpavanathan, Convenor, presented the Tamilnadu experience of cadaver sharing in the Conference of Indian Society for Organ Transplantation held in Varanasi on 9th Oct. The Tamilnadu model is now intensely studied by several states. There were discussions about the GO s that were passed in Tamilnadu.